National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form 2

NPS Form 10-900 (3-82) OMB No. 1024-0018 Expires 10-31-87 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service For NPS use only National Register of Historic Places received MB t 6 Inventory Nomination Form date entered SEP 2 6 1985 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type ail entries complete applicable sections_______________ I Name Huntington (Town) Multiple Resource Area historic_______________________________ ___________ and or common_____________________ 2. Location street & number See continuation sheet not for publication city, town Huntington ; and vicinity vicinity of 103 state New York code 36 county Suffolk code 3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use __x_ districts public occupied x agriculture x museum _x_ building(s) private x unoccupied x commercial J^ park x structure x both work in progress x educational x private residence _35_ site Public Acquisition Accessible entertainment x religious rtHiof-f in process x yes: restricted x government scientific x yes: unrestricted being considered "no industrial transportation NA military other: 4. Owner of Property name Multiple Ownership-See continuation sheets street & number city, town vicinity of state 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. County Clerk's office street & number County Center city, town Riverhead state New York 6. Representation in Existing Surveys _______ title State-wide Historic Resources Inventory. this prOperty been determined eligible? __ yes JL no Summer 1979 date federal state county .local depository for survey records Division for Historic Preservation city, town Albany state New York 7. Description Condition Check one Check one L_ deteriorated -X _ unaltered _x- original site x J/^V'vexcellent > »^i •& -&$& A a _2 ruins x altered moved date Y ,, *?ir unexposed Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance The boundaries of the incorporated town of Huntington define the Huntington Multiple Resource Area nomination. The town of Huntington is situated on Long Island's north shore at the westernmost edge of Suffolk County approximately 35 miles east of New York City. The town comprises 93 square miles with 60 miles of irregular coastline along Long Island Sound. Its shore is characterized by rolling hills, bluffs/ and picturesque harbors. These long, fingerlike harbors are called (starting from the west and proceeding, eastj ,Cold .Spr.ing, Huntington, Centerport, and Northport Harbors. At the head of each harbor is a series of ponds and streams extending inland for several miles. The irregular shoreline gradually flattens out into a plain to the south (inland). The southernmost area of the town has three groups of hills which are part of the Ronkonkoma Moraine and include West" "Hills, Half Hollow Hills, and Dix Hills.. These hilly areas slope to the south to becomes :th'e broad'flat :Hempste'a:& Outwash plain. The town of Huntington has a population of 201,000 (according to the 1980 census) with the largest concentrations occurring in and around the unincorporated villages of Huntington and Cold Spring Harbor. The town experienced its greatest period of growth during the 1940s and 1950s when it developed as a'residential community serving New York City, and the town's own commercial and industrial ; = enterprises greatly expanded. - During this period, large residential areas, industrial parks, and "commercial strips were built throughout the town. As a result, Huntington Is characterized by extensive, multiple-use^land development patterns. In general, the areas of the town near the north shore (including the communities of West Neck, Huntington Bay, Asharoken, and Baton's Neck) have remained, upper income residential, enclaves. These areas are dominated "-'byj 1'arije residences' 'on' genero'us" lots which were built in the late nineteenth century, and early and mid-twentieth centuries. 'Narrow, winding roads serve these neighborhoods, which retain a semi-rural atmosphere due to dense, mature vegetation and deep setbacks, The modern construction that has occurred throughout these areas has been relatively unobtrusive due to strict local zoning laws. In contrast to the north shore, the residential areas situated around Huntington's more developed inland communities are, characterized by (primarily) small, single-family dwellings ranging in date from the early nineteenth century to the present.- These residences tend to be built on small lots, positioned close together, and set back uniformly on tree-lined streets. New construction, consisting mainly of single- family ranch-style houses> has occurred throughout these communities. Although the modern construction has often compromised the historic appearance of these neighborhoods, the overall development pattern (setback and lot size) has generally been preserved. The large expansive areas between villages have a wide variety of development and land use patterns. Despite the extensive residential and commercial expansion of the past forty years, the town still retains NPS Form 10-900-a 0MB No. 1024-0018 (3.32) Expires 10-31-37 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form Huntington Multiple Resource Area, Suffolk Co., NY Continuation sheet_____________________Item number____7_________Page 2_____ several large, family-owned farms located on the outskirts of the more densely populated villages. These large farmsteads usually have farmhouses, barns and various outbuildings clustered in groups adjacent to busy highways and thoroughfares. Extensive subdivision of farmland has occurred in recent decades resulting in large-scale residential neighborhoods set amidst productive farmland. The remaining undeveloped land, as well as the farm buildings themselves, are continually threatened by development pressures. Many of the less developed outlying areas have concentrations of eighteenth and early nineteenth century dwellings situated on narrow roads which wind through heavily wooded areas which generally retain the appearance of Huntington f s settlement period. New construction which has occurred throughout these areas is generally compatible with the surrounding, relatively undeveloped landscape. Other areas within the town have been extensively developed as residential communities consisting of modern single-family dwellings set on half- acre ?plots. In recent years, large apartment/condominium complexes have also been constructed. These residential enclaves were often built on farmland or estate property that was sold and then subdivided. As a result of Huntington's extensive mid-twentieth century development, those areas which remain undeveloped are rare surviving links with Huntington's settlement and its historic agrarian landscape. The historic resources of the town of Huntington were identified through a comprehensive historical/architectural survey undertaken in 1979 by the Huntington Community Development Office in consultation with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The survey focused on the development of Huntington as illustrated by its historic architecture. A comprehensive in-depth analysis of the interiors of the resources has not been undertaken at present; many of the buildings and structures, including those from the settlement period, do contain numerous original and period interior details. The multiple resource area nomination includes all of those properties within the town and the incorporated villages of Huntington Bay and Asharoken whose architectural, historical and/or cultural significance can be documented and assessed from the information currently available. The incorporated villages of Lloyd Harbor and Northport, which are also located within the town of Huntington, are not included within the multiple resource area nomination at this time. Although historic resource inventories have been conducted in these villages, their historic properties have not yet been fully evaluated and these communities lack sufficient local support to proceed with inclusion within the present multiple resource area proposal. In addition, a thematic group of significant early twentieth century estates which NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Expires 10-31-87 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form Huntington Multiple Resource Area, Suffolk Co. ,NY Continuation sheet____________________Item number_____7________Page 3____ line the east shore of Cold Spring Harbor (primarily in the village of Lloyd Harbor) is presently being evaluated and researched by the State Historic Preservation Office. The collection of (approximately) 15 estate properties will be nominated as an additional component of this multiple resource area nomination at a later date. As a result of the comprehensive town-wide survey, ten historic districts and 76 individual components were identified for nomination. These components contain a total of 356 contributing historic features which are divided as follows: 333 buildings, 8 sites, and 15 structures. A wide range of building types, architectural styles and periods of construction are represented in the multiple resource area. Generally, most of the nomination's individual components are residential and are located outside the densely developed villages. A majority of the multiple resource area's individual components were constructed during the nineteenth

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